AF 2020 IN REVIEW: Our Favorite Albums & Singles of The Year
In a year that’s been like no other for the music industry, it feels a bit weird to make a best of 2020 list – there have been no tours, venues and clubs across the globe are in danger...
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RSVP HERE: Ilithios Streams Debut Live Performance + MORE
Welcome to our weekly show recommendation column RSVP HERE. Due to live show cancellations we will be covering virtual live music events and festivals. More solo endeavors are sprouting up now that many musicians have been left separated from...
PLAYING CINCY: Aziza Love Awakens Her Phoenix With “Views From The Cut”
Aziza Love, one-third of Cincinnati hip hop group TRIIIBE, released her debut solo project, Views From The Cut, earlier this month. Aziza gracefully balance rapping, singing, and spoken word – a style she’s honed in her previous work with...
NEWS ROUNDUP: Grimes is (Sort of) Back, RBMA Announce 2019 Shows, and MORE
So, About Grimes… Where to begin? Claire Boucher (who turned 31 on Sunday and now prefers to be addressed as the italicized, lowercase letter ‘c‘) gave an interview to the Wall Street Journal; between the very odd conversation and...
NEWS ROUNDUP: Cardi B Makes Grammy History, Ryan Adams is a Creep, and MORE
Cardi B Makes Grammy Moves Cardi B made Grammy history on Sunday night with a huge win in the Best Rap Album category for Invasion of Privacy (she had five nominations total). She’s the first solo female rapper to...
NEWS ROUNDUP: Kesha Vs. Dr. Luke, New Music, and MORE
New Motions Filed in Kesha / Dr. Luke Legal Battle Kesha’s ongoing legal battle with Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald rages on, with a few new developments this week. Though a New York judge sided with Dr. Luke and Sony...
NEWS ROUNDUP: Bikini Kill Reunion, Toto Forever, and MORE
Bikini Kill Sells Out Reunion Shows in Minutes Girls to the front! Earlier this week, Bikini Kill’s original members – Kathleen Hanna, Tobi Vail, and Kathi Wilcox – announced three reunion shows: 4/25 at the Hollywood Palladium; 5/31 at...
NEWS ROUNDUP: Music for your Holiday Hangover + More
Music for Your Holiday Hangover We have officially entered the holi-daze time between Christmas and New Year’s Eve, so let’s review all the beautiful-to-bizarre Christmas music released last week. Spider-Man released a Christmas album. The Flaming Lips covered David Bowie and...
AF 2018 IN REVIEW: Our Favorite Albums and Singles of the Year
Here we are again! As the new year approaches, it’s time to look back and take stock of the albums and singles that defined this moment in music history. 2018 was an eclectic year, to say the least, and...
NEWS ROUNDUP: RIP Pete Shelley, Primavera Sound Festival Lineup Announced + MORE
RIP Pete Shelley Lead singer, guitarist and prolific songwriter Pete Shelley of the Buzzcocks passed away from a suspected heart attack on December 5th. The Buzzcocks formed in 1975 after Shelley and Howard Devoto saw The Sex Pistols. Shelley...
NEWS ROUNDUP: Celine Dion Accused of Satanism, New Music from Grimes, Neil Young + More
Celine the Satanist What do Robert Johnson, Black Sabbath and Celine Dion all have in common? They have all been accused of devil-worship. This week, Dion has joined this category thanks to comments made by priest and exorcist Msgr....
NEWS ROUNDUP: RIP Mac Miller, Fashion Week, Pussy Riot Member Hospitalized & More
RIP Mac Miller Last week on September 7th, Mac Miller died at the age of 26 from a drug overdose in his LA home. Since his passing many celebrities such as Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore, Childish Gambino, J. Cole, Ariana...
VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Gurr “Hot Summer” & More
My summers memories are always decorated with a particular kind of texture – the lingering feeling of grass cuts along my legs, the sting of sunburnt shoulders beneath a backpack full of empty rosé bottles, the soft and smooth goo...
VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Rita Ora “Girls” & More
Rita Ora’s new song “Girls” has become a controversial tune, rather than the anthem of bi-sexual freedom she intended. Ora worked with a powerhouse crew of female pop vocalists including Cardi B, Bebe Rexha, and Charli XCX, saying...
NEWS ROUNDUP: LGBTQ Love Songs, Cardi B & More
NEWS ROUNDUP: Gender Bending Love Songs, Cardi B & More By Jasmine Williams Wedding Dances For All! What do Bob Dylan, Kesha, St. Vincent, Kele Okereke, Ben Gibbard, and Valerie June have in common? All six musicians contributed gender-reversed...
VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Cardi B “Bartier Cardi” & More
Photographer turned fashion star turned director Petra Collins is a perfect artistic match for stripper turned reality TV star turned music tycoon Cardi B. The two internet sensations have risen to the top of their male dominated industries,...
NEWS ROUNDUP: RIP Dolores O’Riordan, New LP Releases, & More
RIP Dolores O’Riordan (September 6, 1971 – January 15, 2018) We lost one of the greats this week. On Monday, January 15th, Dolores O’Riordan, lead singer of Irish rock band, the Cranberries, passed away in London, where she had...
AF 2017 IN REVIEW: Our Favorite Albums and Singles of the Year
While there’s been many a jaded thinkpiece about the import of music critics (usually begging the question What are they good for?) and the ubiquity of year-end lists can feel shallow at times, we can’t stress enough the importance...